KU Jayhawks vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball: Probable starters, tipoff, TV

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THE DETAILS

When: 8 p.m., Tuesday

Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

TV: ESPN

Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; KFH (1240 AM, 97.5 FM) in Wichita

PROBABLE STARTERS

P



No.

Kansas

Ht.

Yr.

PPG

F



24

KJ Adams

6-7

Soph.

10.4

F



10

Jalen Wilson

6-8

Jr.

20.6

G



15

Kevin McCullar

6-6

Sr.

10.6

G



4

Gradey Dick

6-8

Fr.

14.2

G



3

Dajuan Harris

6-1

Jr.

8.2

P



No.

Oklahoma State

Ht.

Yr.

PPG

F



22

Kalib Boone

6-9

Sr.

11.9

G



5

Caleb Asberry

6-3

Sr.

8.1

G



51

John-Michael Wright

6-1

Sr.

9.5

G



1

Bryce Thompson

6-6

Jr.

11.2

G



4

Woody Newton

6-9

Jr.

5.0

About No. 5 Kansas (20-5, 8-4):

KU is 122-60 all-time against Oklahoma State in a series that dates to 1926. KU has won four straight, nine of the last 10 and 12 of the last 17 versus OSU. … Bill Self is 25-11 against OSU at KU. Overall KU is 39-36 against OSU in meetings in Stillwater, including a 37-36 KU advantage in Gallagher-Iba Arena. … Self’s KU teams have an 8-8 record in Gallagher-Iba Arena. ... Oklahoma State was the first, and one of only two, teams to sweep a conference home-and-home series against Kansas in the 20-year Self era, winning both regular-season contests in 2018. Texas in 2021 was the second team to accomplish the feat. …

KU is 5-5 against ranked teams in 2022-23, including 3-0 versus top 10 foes (Duke, Kansas State and Texas). ... KU has won 20 games for the 34th consecutive season, a streak which started in 1989-90 and is the longest active streak in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. … KU is 5-3 in true road games. … Self has 20 wins for the 25th-straight season, including all 20 at Kansas, and the 26th time in 30 years as a head coach. …

Kansas’ 16 steals versus Oklahoma on Saturday marked the Jayhawks’ most in conference play since Jan. 27, 2007 vs. Colorado (19). It’s the most steals on the road in conference play since Feb. 13, 2006 at Oklahoma State (16). … Kansas forced a season-high-tying 24 turnovers vs. OU. That is the most turnovers by a conference opponent since Feb. 16, 2019 vs. West Virginia (24), and the most on the road in conference play since Feb. 13, 2006 at Oklahoma State (24). …

Kansas is 19-0 when leading at halftime. … Jalen Wilson has 1,267 career points. He is 33 points away from becoming the 33rd KU player in KU history to score 1,300 points. He has 713 career rebounds (50 from entering the KU top 15). ... Dajuan Harris has scored in double figures in 11 games, including six in Big 12 play and KU is 11-0 in those games. …

About Oklahoma State (16-9, 7-5):

Oklahoma State, which has rallied after starting 1-4 in conference play, has won five games in a row (vs. Mississippi, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas Tech, Iowa State) and seven of eight heading into Tuesday’s game against KU. … OSU defeated Iowa State 64-56 on Saturday in Ames, Iowa. … The Cowboys are 7-1 since inserting forward Woody Newton as a starter. …

Guard Avery Anderson is out of action following wrist surgery. Anderson initially injured his left wrist against Texas on Jan. 7 before aggravating it against Oklahoma on Feb. 1. … Oklahoma State is holding opponents to 63.6 points per game on 38.9% shooting (28.2% from three) while outrebounding opponents by over five per game. ... Just four teams (UT Arlington, Southern Illinois, TCU and Texas Tech) have scored more than 60 points in Gallagher-Iba Arena through the first 13 home games. The Cowboys have held a 72-29 blocked shots advantage at home. ...

Two transfers have been starting for the Cowboys. Senior guard Caleb Asberry formerly played at Texas State. Senior guard John-Michael Wright formerly played at High Point. … Former KU guard Bryce Thompson made his first nine shots (including three three-pointers) and finished with 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting in OSU’s 71-68 win over Texas Tech on Wednesday in Stillwater. Thompson scored 21 first-half points, the most in a half by a Cowboy since Anderson scored 23 in the second half against Iowa State on Jan. 26, 2022. Thompson did not score in the final half. Thompson followed that with 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting Saturday at Iowa State. …

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